Tottenham do not want to lose Lloris but accept that if he pushes for a move to a club who can offer him Champions League football and a greater prospect of silverware, the Frenchman could leave this summer.

The 28-year-old signed a new contract last July which runs until 2019 and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy believes this gives his club the insurance to demand a fee higher than the £32.6million Juventus paid for Gianluigi Buffon in 2001, which remains the world record fee for a goalkeeper.